WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Nani A. Coloretti – Deputy Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development Estevan R. López – Commissioner of Reclamation, Department of…
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President Obama spoke for an hour this afternoon with President Putin of Russia. President Obama emphasized that Russia’s actions are in violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, which has led us to take several steps in response, in coordination…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:10 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Thank you all for being here. And having heard the President’s statement, I have no other announcements — we have no other announcements, but I’ll go straight to questions.…
“The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge” Welcomes Children and Their Parents to Create Healthy Lunch Recipes for an Invite to the Kids’ “State Dinner” at the White House Recipes can be submitted through April 5th at recipechallenge.epicurious.com WASHINGTON, DC – With the…
Today, Michelle and I join our fellow Christians in the United States and around the world in marking Ash Wednesday. Lent is a season of reflection, repentance, and renewal – a chance to recommit to loving and serving one another,…
WASHINGTON – As part of their ongoing effort to open the People’s House to as many people as possible, the President and First Lady announced today that this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll will be held on Monday, April…
The Senate’s failure to confirm Debo Adegbile to lead the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice is a travesty based on wildly unfair character attacks against a good and qualified public servant. Mr. Adegbile’s qualifications are impeccable. He…
**Funding in the President’s FY 2015 Budget Aims to Reduce Backlog of Untested Rape Kits and Assist Prosecution of Sexual Assault Cases** Sexual violence is more than just a crime against individuals. It threatens our families, it threatens our communities;…
As part of our continuing close consultations on shared security challenges, the President spoke to Prime Minister Cameron today regarding the events unfolding in Ukraine The leaders expressed their grave concern over Russia’s clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial…
In a telephone call earlier today, Vice President Biden and Latvian President Andris Berzins expressed their grave concern over Russia’s clear violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity and discussed how best to bring about a peaceful resolution. The Vice…
